Alki Date Night

Pat was out of town this weekend so Nolan and I were on our own. We tried out Nolan's new tricycle, complete with big boy helmet (pictures soon), played in the front yard and wandered down to Alki for a sunset walk. It was obviously Date Night on there last night as couples were EVERYWHERE!

But I was there with my little man, enjoying the time away from the house and the peace. I love the water, the sound of the waves, the ocean smell, and the tiny reflections off the water. It's the only place I've found where I can truly turn my brain off and just be. This is why I will never live in land, I would lose my mind! I wasn't sure how Nolan would do though, especially if I let him run loose but he seemed to find peace there too. He sat on the wall,

threw rocks into the waves,

watched the sunset,

and I took lots and lots of pictures!

I've been trying all Summer to capture some Summery Nolan photos(see previous post, what doesn't say summer but a naked baby?) but each time the pictures just weren't Summery enough for me. The gorgeous sunset provided us with perfect light and I got so many pictures that I love. I didn't even have to retouch these (insider secret, I enhance most of my pictures to make our complexion better, remove stains off our shirts, etc). But the light was so warm and golden it did that for us. We must have come on a good night because there were at least 3 professional photographers capturing the light as well.

And because I just love a good foot picture, here is another one of our toes by the water.

I think we might have to have more of these Mama and Nolan date nights!